Stitching-horse



(No Model.)

B". JONES.

STITGHING HORSE.

N0. 371,198. Patented Oct. 11, 1887 u. PETEIi Phole-Lilhagnphlr. WBWM uc,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFicE.

EDWARD JONES, OF FLINT, MICHIGAN.

STITCHING-HORSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371,198, dated October 11. 1857.

(No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J oNEs, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Flint, in the county of Gencsee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness Makers Sewing- Horses; and I do declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked-thereon, which form a part of this specification. I

Myimprovement in aharness makerssewing-horse relates to the manner of attaching or coupling the clamp or jaws to the horse or support, and in the coupling connecting the tread-lever to said horse or, fixed bar. The clamp is designed to be attached to the body of an ordinary sewing-horse, or it may be attached to an ordinary work'bench.

My invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective of a device containing my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the fixed or stationary jaw, showingthe manner ofbolt- Fig. 8 is an edge view of the jaw shown in Fig. 2, taken below the dotted line 00 m in said figure.

In the drawings, H represents the horse or stool, Z the legs, and S the body; P, a notched plate attached to one of the legs, and D a tread-lever, all of which are in common use.

The clamping-jaw consists of two parts,J J.

The lower end of the jaw J is cut diagonally' at Y, so that when placed on the body of the horse or support said jaw will stand on an in cline, as shown in the various views. The bodyB is provided with two shoulders, D m. In the shoulder or ledge D are two recesses, h, which receive the heads (I of the bolts Z, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said bolts pass through the holes e 6, formed in the base of said jaw. Said holes pass through the base vertically when said jaw is placed in its normal inclined position, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. A

To attach the jaw firmly to the body S of the horse or support I pass the bolts Z Z through two holes in the body registering with the holes in said jaw, and place the metal washers W over the projecting ends of the bolts, and by tightening the nutsnn, as shown in Fig. 2, the beveled end of the jaw is firmly bound to the upper face of the body S, thus holding the jaw in an inclined position.

J is a hinged jaw. Its lower end meets the shoulder at of the jaw J, at which point I attach the hinges h h, as shown in Fig. 1.

a is the common spring used to throw the hinged jaw from the fixed jaw, and a is a roller fixed in the stationary jaw. R is a cord or strap, one end of which is attached to the tread-lever D and passes through the hole 0 in the body of the horse, then through the stationaryjaw, over the roller a,and through the hingedjaw, and has its other end,f, secured to the jaw J by means of nails or screws 2. (See Fig. 1.)

The lower end of theleverD,Iprovide with ahasp or loop-iron, a, and couple it to the fixed bar B by means of the staple t, which passes through the loop-iron and is firmly driven into the bar B. (See Fig. l.)

The operations are as follows: To throw the jaw J toward the jaw J, so as to clamp and hold firmly material between them, the operator places his foot on the free end ofthe lever D, throwing it down, as shown in Fig. 1, then swinging the lever D toward the toothed plate I, causing the plate 0 to engage therewith, when the jaws will remain clamped. To release thejaws the lever D is slightly depressed. Then by releasing the foot-pressure thejaw J will swing back by pressure of the spring a to the dotted position shown in Fig. 1.

It has been the common practice to attach the fixed jawto the horse by means of wedges passing through a tenon formed on the lower end of the stationary jaw; but such fastening soon works loose by the constant jerking of the operator in pulling the stitching-threads. This is overcome by the construction of the parts as herein specified.

Having thus fully set forth my invention,

what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device for the purposes specified,the

horse, the lever D, the yoke and staple coupling said lever to the bar B, and strap having one end attached to thelever and the other end to the hinged jaw, as and forvthe purposes specified. V

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD JoNEs.

Witnesses:

J. H. TOWNSEND, GEORGE COTHARIN. 

